Timmonsville, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,045
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
1.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.2%
13.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$34,630
5.79% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$104,300
18.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
708
9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Timmonsville, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Timmonsville, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Timmonsville, SC was $104,300, and the homeownership rate was 45.6%.

Most people in Timmonsville, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Timmonsville, SC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Timmonsville, SC is home to a population of 2.05k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Timmonsville, SC residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 7.49 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Timmonsville, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 227 White (Non-Hispanic) and 118 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Timmonsville, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Timmonsville, SC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Timmonsville, SC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.7k ± 484
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    227 ± 114
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    118 ± 145

In 2024, there were 7.49 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Timmonsville, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 227 White (Non-Hispanic) and 118 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Timmonsville, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    92 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    32 ± 34
  3. Vietnam
    27 ± 34

Timmonsville, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Timmonsville, SC.

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Economy

The economy of Timmonsville, SC employs 708 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Timmonsville, SC were Manufacturing (237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (114 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (69 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,946), Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,135), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,750).

Employment

Occupations

708
2024 Value
± 231
−9%
1 Year decline
± 48.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Timmonsville, SC declined at a rate of −9%, from 778 employees to 708 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Timmonsville, SC, are Production Occupations (195 people), Material Moving Occupations (85 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Timmonsville, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

708
2024 Value
± 231
−9%
1 Year decline
± 48.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Timmonsville, SC declined at a rate of −9%, from 778 employees to 708 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Timmonsville, SC, are Manufacturing (237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (114 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Timmonsville, SC, though some of these residents may live in Timmonsville, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,682
Median earning men ± $4,763
$32,614
Median earning women ± $15,030

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,284), Manufacturing ($37,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,115).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Timmonsville, SC was $104,300 in 2024, which is 0.313 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,000 to $104,300, a 18.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Timmonsville, SC is 45.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Timmonsville, SC have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Timmonsville, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$104,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,518
$393
Median Property Taxes
±$145

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Timmonsville, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Timmonsville, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

45.6%
Homeownership
2024
47.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 45.6% of the housing units in Timmonsville, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$34,630
Median Household Income
± $15,016
862
Number of Households
± 215

In 2024, the median household income of the 862 households in Timmonsville, SC grew to $34,630 from the previous year's value of $32,736.

The following chart displays the households in Timmonsville, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Timmonsville, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.3%)
  2. Other (7.62%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.08%)

In 2024, 89.3% of workers in Timmonsville, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.62%) and those who worked at home (3.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Timmonsville, SC have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Timmonsville, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Timmonsville, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Timmonsville, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Timmonsville, SC (639 out of 2.05k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Timmonsville, SC is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.6% of the population of Timmonsville, SC has health coverage, with 29.4% on employee plans, 34% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 0.587% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.4% were men and 42.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.4% were men and 42.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.4%
Uninsured
29.4%
Employer Coverage
34%
Medicaid
12.8%
Medicare
12.9%
Non-Group
0.587%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Timmonsville, SC declined by 24.6% from 13.7% to 10.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Timmonsville, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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